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Re: Game Time Part 14
[Re: Zanshin]
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12/18/2020 01:20 PM
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No Mike, not in Europe. This is a US location so I guess this isn't really fair to you guys from across the pond although some may have visited including one Englishman during the action.
Hint, the trees on the far ridge are about 1 mile away. Approximately 12,500 men tried to cross this space while 150 cannons and thousands of rifles fired on them from that ridge. Only a handful made it, 6000 never returned to the starting point.
[color:"red"] FRAN[/color] "Yes I am a pirate, 200 years too late"
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/18/2020 03:44 PM
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Yes, but what are famous (at least un US history)area we looking at?
Last edited by Fran; 12/18/2020 03:44 PM.
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/18/2020 05:02 PM
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Close. Further to the west and slightly south. A famous,(or infamous) event happened here. The name of the event will do.
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/18/2020 06:10 PM
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No Fred, not that, this was battle related. It was the turning point that ended the three day battle and a rare tactical blunder ordered by Lee.
[color:"red"] FRAN[/color] "Yes I am a pirate, 200 years too late"
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/18/2020 07:13 PM
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Bingo! We have a winner.
Yes, this is the actual fields that these men were ordered to cross. The first photo was from the starting point. Their objective was the trees on the ridge. The attack was hampered by fences and gullies. Whether their cause was just or not, one cannot doubt the courage it took for those men to make this charge knowing full well they had little chance to make it and a great chance to die violently, as many did.
If I win again I promise to try and find photos more worldly so all have a chance.
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/18/2020 10:56 PM
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OK, xrayman, if you have a picture, go ahead. I don't think Fran really specified what he was going for.
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/19/2020 08:30 AM
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That makes two of us Mike. I have found this game to be very educational and fun. Oh, and yes, Carol was the winner.
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Re: Game Time Part 14
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12/19/2020 09:12 AM
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There certainly have been a bunch of really interesting pictures posted! The only problem at this point is that most of us, like me, have basically run out of pictures. Perhaps we need to think about a new series. Something like, here's my favorite place in the world and here's why? Thoughts?
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